When is it appropriate for students to start preparing for CPA?

The registration requirement for certified public accountants is college degree or above, which means that college students can only take the exam in the year of graduation at the earliest. Therefore, it is not recommended to start preparing as soon as you enter school. At this time, it is most important to lay a good accounting foundation in cooperation with the school curriculum.

Which subjects are more suitable for preparing for the exam?

If you don't continue to study as a graduate student, then this period of university will be the most continuous and abundant period for preparing for the exam. Therefore, students majoring in accounting should prepare for the examination subjects as much as possible, and have passed at least three exams. Candidates with strong learning ability can sprint six subjects. Many candidates who have passed six subjects a year have just graduated from this major.

How to match the theme?

Because the knowledge and content of some subjects are related, it can get twice the result with half the effort to study some subjects together, such as accounting and auditing, accounting and tax law, financial management and strategy, so it is suggested to match the subjects as follows:

1. Take three exams in the first year.

Accounting+audit+economic law, accounting+audit+tax law, accounting+economic law+tax law;

2. Take four exams in the first year.

Accounting+auditing+economic law+tax law, accounting+tax law+financial management+strategy.

What is the learning order?

On the premise of making a good preparation plan, it is suggested that candidates study several subjects to be tested in an interspersed way, such as one in the morning, one in the afternoon, or one in a week, and review them from time to time to avoid the boredom caused by studying a single knowledge for a long time.

It is worth noting that accounting, as the basis of certified public accountants, must be studied first in all subjects. And subjects that need a lot of memory, such as economic law and strategy, can be studied at the end. Therefore, in the process of preparing for the exam, it is suggested to study accounting, financial management and tax law in the early stage, audit, economic law and strategy in the later stage, and then set aside a period of collective review.

Certified public accountants who prepare for college exams can prove the professional level and learning ability of candidates through their subject scores, even if they don't get a general certificate, which is helpful for accounting students to find jobs and adapt to the working environment quickly. On the other hand, taking more exams at school will greatly reduce the pressure of taking exams while working after employment and cope with the fast-paced social life more calmly.